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Nature, Published online: 05 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01827-8 The ‘base editing’ technique that researchers used is far from ready for the clinic, but critics worry it will spur a rush to commercialization.

Nature, Published online: 05 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01831-y Nature staff discuss some of the week’s top science news.

Nature, Published online: 05 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01781-5 Having fewer fossil-fuel powered cars on the road is reducing some pollutants, but not others.

Nature, Published online: 05 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01609-2 The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.

Nature, Published online: 05 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01610-9 European governments are choosing European digital tools — and some universities and researchers are doing the same.

Nature, Published online: 04 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10694-2 Author Correction: Physiology and immunology of a pig-to-human decedent kidney xenotransplant

Nature, Published online: 04 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01765-5 Interventions that included home visits and cash transfers led to more strapping infants in an Indian state.

Nature, Published online: 04 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01770-8 Researchers analysed the scientific impact of dual-use research in US patent records and bibliometric databases.

Nature, Published online: 01 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01762-8 Traces from some of the earliest animals reveal when they began to sense light.

Nature, Published online: 04 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01764-6 Antineutrinos made alongside the production of weapons-grade plutonium could be spotted with existing technology.

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01799-9 Newly-discovered ‘ruptoblasts’ explode to shower nearby cells with toxic chemicals. Plus, how psychology is tackling its reproducibility crisis and when to settle, according to maths.

Nature, Published online: 04 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01623-4 From 2016 to 2020, almost one-third of papers by authors in China had multiple corresponding authors — but policy reforms are expected to have dampened the trend.

Nature, Published online: 04 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01789-x The therapy activates a protein that could stop pulmonary fibrosis from progressing.

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01761-9 They had ‘highly sensitized’ immune systems that usually reject donated organs, leaving them with few options for survival.

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01779-z The Trump administration’s proposal aims to improve transparency in federal funding, but critics fear the proposed rules would politicize research

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01774-4 Discover the strengths, limitations and risks associated with using artificial intelligence in your science job applications.

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01793-1 Passive heart-rate monitoring during regular phone use could provide early warning of health issues — plus, testing Richard Feynman’s solution to the ‘restaurant dilemma’ problem.

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01745-9 The synchronous flowering of male and female flower clusters in maize is crucial, but drought disrupts this synchrony, leading to considerable yield losses. A gene called SAUR72 is shown to preserve flowering synchrony in drought conditions, offering a potential strategy for breeding drought-resilient maize varieties.

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10624-2 Analysis of a 25-year satellite record shows that Earth has a persistent east–west albedo symmetry split at 27° E, with clear-sky albedo, cloud radiative effect and open-ocean fraction exhibiting a triple symmetry around this meridian.

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01759-3 Recovering plastic packaging from mixed domestic waste, as well as collecting plastic waste already sorted by households, increases recycling volumes but raises contamination and safety risks. Policies that support the sorting of plastics from mixed waste at central facilities should have strict quality standards and investmen…